Who you are is where you are: People tend to locate the self in the brain or heart
Whether people locate their sense of self in the brain or the heart can have a major influence on people's...
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Nearly 70 percent of evangelicals do not view religion, science as being in conflict
Media and popular culture might portray religion and science as being at odds, but new research from Rice University suggests...
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Eviction can result in depression, poorer health and higher stress
Eviction from a home can have multiple negative consequences for families - including depression, poorer health and higher levels of...
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Children in immigrant families more likely to be sedentary
Immigrant children from all racial and ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be sedentary than U.S.-born white children, according to...
Read moreDetailsDoes practice really make perfect?
Does practice really make perfect? It's an age-old question, and a new study from Rice University, Princeton University and Michigan...
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Older adults nearly twice as likely to have memories affected by environmental distractions
Older people are nearly twice as likely as their younger counterparts to have their memory and cognitive processes impaired by...
Read moreDetailsIs height important in matters of the heart? New study says yes
According to new research from Rice University and the University of North Texas, the height of a potential partner matters...
Read moreDetailsConscientious people more likely to provide good customer service
Conscientious people are more likely to provide good customer service, according to a new study from researchers at Rice University.
Read moreDetailsAre women less corrupt? New study suggests it depends on cultural expectations
Women are more likely than men to disapprove of -- and less likely to participate in -- political corruption, but...
Read moreDetailsReligious, nonreligious organizations may have similar impact on ability of immigrants to acclimate
Religious and nonreligious organizations may have a similar impact on the ability of immigrants to acclimate to life in the...
Read moreDetailsSocial media and the Internet allowed young Arab women to play a central role in the Arab Spring
Over the course of 2011's momentous Arab Spring uprisings, young women in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen used social...
Read moreDetailsDoes driving a Porsche make a man more desirable to women?
New research by faculty at Rice University, the University of Texas-San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Minnesota finds that...
Read moreDetailsSpouses select partners based on social and political attitudes
Though 'variety is the spice of life' and 'opposites attract,' most people marry only those whose political views align with...
Read moreDetailsStudy proves the brain has 3 layers of working memory
Researchers from Rice University and Georgia Institute of Technology have found support for the theory that the brain has three...
Read moreDetailsC-clamp-like proteins implicated in neurological diseases
A digital signal processing technique long used by statisticians to analyze data is helping Houston scientists understand the roots of...
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